557  
CDUS44 KTSA 290807  
CLIFSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK  
302 AM CDT FRI AUG 29 2008  
 
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..THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 28 2008  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1882 TO 2008  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 94 436 PM 106 1963 90 4 96  
MINIMUM 72 532 AM 52 1967 68 4 70  
AVERAGE 83 79 4 83  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.67 1964 0.09 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 7.42 2.27 5.15 0.96  
SINCE JUN 1 16.30 9.74 6.56 9.78  
SINCE JAN 1 44.16 27.84 16.32 27.48  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 18 14 4 18  
MONTH TO DATE 434 454 -20 575  
SINCE JUN 1 1413 1338 75 1443  
SINCE JAN 1 1658 1546 112 1742    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.6  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER MM  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST MM  
LOWEST MM  
AVERAGE MM  
 
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 90 105 2000  
1954  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 51 1986  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 29 2008........SUNRISE 648 AM CDT SUNSET 748 PM CDT  
AUGUST 30 2008........SUNRISE 649 AM CDT SUNSET 746 PM CDT  
 
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
 
 
 
   
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THE ARKANSAS RIVER AT VAN BUREN  
 
OBSERVED 24 HOUR 24 HOUR  
VALUE CHANGE FORECAST  
 
STAGE (FEET)  
THIS MORNING 19.8 +0.1  
 
MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
TODAY 35700    
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT  
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